Uganda (UGA) and Liberia (LBR) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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In N/A, Uganda did not export any services to Liberia.

Liberia-Uganda Trade: In N/A, Liberia exported $127k to Uganda. The main products that Liberia exported to Uganda were Rubber Tires ($122k), Used Clothing ($556), and Basketwork ($550). Over the past N/A years the exports of Liberia to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 48.4%, from $3.47M in N/A to $127k in N/A.

In N/A, Liberia did not export any services to Uganda.

Comparison: In 2023, Uganda ranked 91 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.62), and 116 in total exports ($7.12B). That same year, Liberia ranked 126 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.44), and 142 in total exports ($2.36B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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Uganda does not register exports to Liberia. The main products exported from Uganda to Liberia were Packaged Medicaments ($119k) and Rubber Apparel ($2.02k).

In 2018, Liberia exported $127k to Uganda. The main products exported from Liberia to Uganda were Rubber Tires ($122k), Used Clothing ($556), and Basketwork ($550). During the last 5 years the exports of Liberia to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 48.4%, from $3.47M in 2023 to $127k in 2018.

Exports from Uganda () to Liberia () (2023)

Exports from Liberia () to Uganda () (2023)

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Trade between Uganda () and Liberia ()

Uganda Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

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Uganda
Top DestinationIndia$1.5B

Liberia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$708M

This map shows whether countries import more from Uganda or Liberia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Uganda and Liberia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Uganda than Liberia included India ($1.5B), United Arab Emirates ($1.13B), and Hong Kong ($727M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Liberia than Uganda included Switzerland ($708M), United Kingdom ($306M), and France ($197M).

Difference in imports from Liberia () and Uganda () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Liberia

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This chart compares trade between Uganda and Liberia by product, considering products traded by both, Uganda and Liberia.

During 2018, Liberia had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($122k), Textiles ($1.05k), and Miscellaneous ($940).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Uganda Liberia+$1.33kCoated Flat-Rolled Iron

Top Product Potential Liberia Uganda+$1.99kPalm Oil

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Uganda and Liberia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Uganda indicates it has a comparative advantage over Liberia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Liberia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Uganda.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Uganda () to Liberia () (2023)

Exports from Liberia () to Uganda () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda () and Liberia ()

Uganda Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Liberia () and Uganda () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Liberia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Uganda () and Liberia () (2023)

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